Literary Genres

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Contains facts and figures that help you learn something new.

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informational

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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Fictional story based on something that really happened in the past.

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historical fiction

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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A classic children's story about magical and imaginary beings and lands.

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fairy tale

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Fiction set in a fictional universe, often inspired by real world myth and folklore

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fantasy

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A story about a person's life, written by another person.

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biography

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

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Stories focus on a puzzling crime, situation, or circumstance that needs to be solved.

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mystery

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stories that teach a lesson or moral

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fable

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

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A story with unbelievable elements, related as if it were true and factual. Some are exaggerations of actual events.

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tall tale

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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Fiction that typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology.

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science fiction

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creates imaginary characters and situations that depict our world and society

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realistic fiction